Major Announcements

This is PCA's third announced containerboard increase in 2026 so far, and other top producers have previously announced similar increases at the same times. All of the companies' previous hikes this year had been for $50 to $70 per ton.

Smurfit Westrock and International Paper announced containerboard price increases days after PCA's, which is being called unprecedented. And boxboard producers announced increases for SBS and FBB.

Nippon Dynawave Packaging has informed employees they will continue to receive pay through Oct. 11 following the deadly white liquor tank implosion at the Longview, Washington, pulp and paper mill on May 26 that has idled operations. The company previously had agreed to fully pay workers through Aug. 8, and the new agreement "provides much-needed stability" while local, state and federal investigations into the incident continue, said the Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers in a statement.

New details were revealed in a Nippon Dynawave Packaging report that was sent to the Washington Department of Ecology. The report explains how employees at the paper mill in Longview responded to a massive chemical spill.

The company ships most of its products internationally, with 93% of its sales going to Asian markets, primarily China.

Memo says the operations will be moved from the company's current headquarters in Burnaby, B.C., to an office outside Atlanta.

At least 35 people are known to have died after the violent earthquake that struck Kumamoto on July 28, 2026.

Kimberly-Clark says it is developing a fiber with the promise to revolutionize paper-based products.

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Company says it is facing 'unsustainable financial losses'

Katherine Collins and Lori J. Ryerkerk to Join as Newest Board Members

Krawczyk most recently served as President of Huber Engineered Materials, where he led the growth and operational transformation of a $1.3 billion global industrial and specialty chemicals portfolio.

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. announced the completion of the grant of the employment enducement award to Daniel M. Krawczyk, President and Chief Executive Officer, as previously disclosed in the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on June 22, 2026.

The appointment of Mike Doss as CEO of Global Cellulose Fibers comes as a class action lawsuit questions his actions during his final year at the helm of Graphic Packaging International.

Cecilia has extensive experience in the finance area. She most recently held the position of Chief Financial Officer at Öresundskraft and has previously held similar roles at IKEA and Findus, as well as having many years of experience at McKinsey. She holds a Master of Science in Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology.

The company plans to cease its preprint operations at its Richwood, KY facility, and close its Aurora, IL sheet plant and converting plants in Elk Grove, CA and Barrington, NJ by the end of the third quarter 2026.

Sale by Tiger and partner Can-Am Machinery features pulping, drying, baling and other assets from a fiber-processing and pulp-production plant in Chesapeake, Virginia.

Sale by Tiger and partner Can-Am Machinery features pulping, drying, baling and other assets from a fiber-processing and pulp-production plant in Chesapeake, Virginia.

Kasperkovitz will assume this role in addition to his current function as Chief Operations Officer (COO).

Dr. Kocurek founded the Paper Science program at UWSP in 1970 and played a defining role in establishing the strong academic and industry-connected foundation that continues to distinguish the program today. His leadership, commitment to students, and dedication to advancing paper science education helped shape generations of professionals who have gone on to serve and lead across the pulp, paper, packaging, and allied industries.

Irving Forest Products will modernize and expand its Ashland sawmill in Nashville Plantation, doubling annual lumber production capacity from 130 million to 250 million board feet and increasing employment from the equivalent of 140 full-time positions to approximately 220.

Kasie Malcolm and Allen Hornberger died after a Jan. 27 gas leak at the Woodland Pulp mill.

According to the coroner's office, eight victims died from alkaline chemical burns. One victim, 48-year-old Robert Wilson of Clatskanie, Ore., died from alkaline chemical burns and blunt force injuries. Another victim, 38-year-old Braydon Finkas of Cathlamet, Wash., died from alkaline chemical burns and asphyxia due to aspiration of a foreign object.

Modern paper recycling facilities are under increasing pressure to improve process stability, reduce maintenance costs, and maximize fiber recovery while handling growing production volumes. For mills processing recycled fiber, bale handling before pulping can have a major impact on downstream efficiency.

Katariina Kemppainen, Senior Vice President, Group R&D at Metsä Group, has been appointed Chair of the Board of the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) on 28 May 2026.